3. The accompaniment is played during auditions. For a cappella pieces, the

accompanist will play the SATB voice parts, not just the singer’s part.

4. Each school must provide their own accompanist.

5. Two or three adjudicators hear the students and mark the scoring sheet. A cover grid enables the tabulator to determine the sheet’s total number of points. The student’s score is the total of the judges’ score.

6. As per board policy, score sheets are destroyed immediately after auditions. They